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09/23/2011 | 9:32 am

Is loud sex a billion dollar problem?
A town in Brazil creates their own currency to boost local economy.
Yawning might not mean you’re bored, but that your brain needs cooling.
Bonus for your employees: gifts are more effective than money.
Video gamers beat scientist at enzyme structuring; could lead to new AIDS drug.
Pricing the atmosphere: worth 100 times the global economy. Breathing should cost £65 per year per person.

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